For large organizations, a dedicated energy manager is one of the best hires you can make. Learn more about the value an energy manager brings here.

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Energy managers have the strategic and technical expertise to recommend the energy-saving equipment and technologies that are right for your business. They also have the skills to implement an energy management strategy for your business – working directly with your operations team, vendors and service providers, and managing financial incentives that support project success and benefit your company’s bottom line.

Why hire an energy manager?

I’ve been an energy manager with Atlantic Packaging since 2012. Since I joined the company, we’ve reduced our electricity costs by ten per cent and lowered the Global Adjustment charge by almost 50 per cent. My employment contract requires me to reduce consumption by two per cent annually at each of our facilities, and that means I’m accountable every day for delivering results based on our company’s energy strategy.Adam Murree, CEM, CEA, CMVP, Atlantic Packaging

2018 Energy Manager award winners

The Energy Manager Program is the largest of its kind in North America, helping to save energy and drive Ontario’s competitiveness. Learn more about the 2018 Energy Manager award winners.

Youcef Ziani’s experience in strategic energy management was put to good use at Roseburg MDF, leading to strategy sessions with executives which helped Youcef win buy-in for his energy plans. The Energy Manager of the Year – LDC was awarded to Youcef for driving change at Roseburg MDF, helping to save 3,200 MWh.

Energy Manager Award winner for the IAP-CIPEC Energy Manager of the Year and Most Non-Incented Savings, Bruce Armitage and his team have implemented an educational campaign to raise awareness of the impact operating procedures have on energy consumption. This, combined with upgrades throughout the mine, has resulted in $11 million in savings.

Suneel Gupta, winner of the Multi-site Customer Energy Manager Program, has worked with FirstService Residential’s portfolio of buildings to address affordability and reliability through energy-efficiency. Through upgrades to lighting, HVAC equipment and training property managers, Suneel has helped save $5 million for FirstService Residential buildings.

Winner of the Energy Manager of the Year – Non-Funded Award, Daniela Paraschiv led a Race to Reduce style competition between 19 of the city's buildings. This helped uncover no-cost and low-cost opportunities, resulting in $343,000 in annual energy savings.

Amanda Martin and her team used an innovative approach to energy management, turning a simple energy audit into better data management and a more informed workforce for the City of Markham. The Most Innovative Project award was given to her for these upgrades, which is helping save the city $1.7 million annually.

Winner of Best Energy Savings Campaign, Prasath Vinayagamoorthy focused on employee engagement and outreach, developing an online employee suggestion system that rewards employees for unique energy-efficiency ideas. This has helped the Ontario facilities lead 3M globally in energy-efficiency.

Honourable mentions go to the energy management team at CFB Trenton. Jeff Lamar and Peter Irwin have helped foster a culture of energy-efficiency at CFB Trenton, which has resulted in the Canadian Armed Forces expanding energy management practices to all of their bases across Canada.

Goldcorp - Red Lakes Gold Mine

Elissa Williamson and her team implemented energy saving initiatives in compressed air leak management, underground ventilation, and LED lighting at the Goldcorp Red Lake Gold Mines. The IAP-CIPEC Energy Manager Leadership Award was granted to Elissa and Goldcorp for implementing these measures and establishing an energy conservation culture amongst employees, which saved the mines $10.1 Million.

FCA - Windsor Assembly Plant

Embedded Energy Manager, Harpreet Dhillon implemented a system where compressed air supply can be controlled and analyzed at certain times of the day, from many different departments within the FCA Windsor Assembly Plant. Along with efficient boiler and chiller initiatives, the conservation measures taken have resulted in a daily monetary savings in the six figures and the Most Innovative Energy Savings Project award.,

Owens Corning Canada

Hiren Patel saved Owens Corning Canada tens of thousands of MWh by implementing compressed air and other utility optimization projects - a cost savings equal to selling insulation for 3,000 homes. He’s not only created more opportunities to save, he has improved product quality and employee engagement. Because of this, Hiren and the plant were awarded with the Provincial Energy Manager of the Year award.

The Home Depot Canada

The Home Depot earned their IESO Energy Manager of the Year award by creating comprehensive energy programs amongst their retail stores. With stores across Ontario voluntarily creating energy conservation teams, energy scorecards to measure building performance, and efficient rooftop HVAC unit installations, The Home Depot saved enough energy to power 13 stores in a year.

General Motors - Oshawa Assembly Plant

Compressed air is the most expensive utility at the General Motors Oshawa Assembly Plant. To combat leaks, Energy Engineer, Kevin Wagner created an innovative demonstration tool to simulate the noise of a compressed air leak – bringing energy awareness to assembly line workers and awarding Kevin and the company the Best Energy Savings Campaign accolade.

What you get

If approved for the Energy Manager program, the IESO will provide an upfront payment of $40,000 annually upon the hiring of an energy manager, with an annual total funding cap of $150,000. The energy manager is required to meet certain pay-for-performance criteria, which includes achieving a minimum energy savings of 1,000 MWh per year, with $40 paid for every megawatt hour saved above 1,000 MWh.

Energy managers can reach their targets through projects supported by other Save on Energy incentives, but a minimum of 10 per cent of energy savings must come from projects that have not received any incentive.